OFFF Opening film

Group Session

OFFF Festival 2024 Opening film

Handmade sets, an all-star cast of peculiar puppets, silly jokes and a ridiculously catchy song. That are the ingredients of our fun and lighthearted opening film for OFFF Barcelona 2024, the largest international festival for creativity, art & digital design.

This handcrafted short film shows puppetry in a refreshing and playful way, with meticulous attention to detail. The story revolves around a current theme and invites to spark your own creativity.

The film follows Geoff, a creative individual who sometimes struggles with his feelings. Is there something wrong with him? In a group session with his favorite tools Geoff finally discovers what has been going on all this time.

This film was made together with Setreset. It premiered as the opening film for the 2024 edition of Designfestival OFFF in Barcelona.

Since the film is completely made by hand, the design process from beginning to end might even be more captivating than the film itself. Take a deep dive into the creation of the film, on-set adventures, and funny outtakes. From crafting the puppets to building the sets, the craftsmanship and dedication is documented in a snappy behind-the-scenes video.

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Behind the scenes

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Show credits

Written + Directed

Studio Mals
Setreset

Production

Studio Mals
Setreset

Production Assistant

Eileen Boeijkens

D.O.P.

Koen Berkhout

Script + Screenplay

Koen Berkhout
Martin van der Molen
Eddie Contento
Shaun Leyden

Lighting

Koen Berkhout

Character Design

Silas Nout
Koen Berkhout
Max Peterse

Lead Puppetmaker

Silas Nout

Puppetmakers

Marlice van den Oord
Anne van den Berg
Eileen Boeijkens
Paula Paduraru

Puppeteers

Silas Nout
Martin van der Molen
Koen Berkhout

Setdesign + Art Department

Martin van der Molen
Randy Beker

Edit + Colorgrading

Koen Berkhout

VFX + Rotoscoping

Koen Berkhout
Silas Nout

Eye tracking + animation

Koen Berkhout

2D Animation

Max Peterse
Tinus Kardolus
Koen Berkhout

Sound design + Voice Recording

Lars van Leeuwen @ Elephant Ears Audio

Voice Actors

Eddie Contento
Shaun Leyden

Music Composer + Lead Vocals

Maarten Smeele

Backing Vocals

Eddie Contento
Shaun Leyden

Songwriters

Koen Berkhout
Martin van der Molen
Maarten Smeele
Eddie Contento

Mix

Koen Jansen

On set Assistants

Inge Groeneveld
Paula Paduraru
Lotte Cremers

Behind the scenes

Paula Paduraru

Special Thanks

OFFF Barcelona
Hector Ayuso
Matt Jackson

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